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PM Modi inaugurates first greenfield airport in Arunachal
New Delhi, Nov 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh's first greenfield airport 'Donyi Polo Airport' at Holangi in Itanagar.
The terminal at Hollongi has been constructed approximately at a cost of Rs 955 crore with an area of 4100 sq m and has a peak handling capacity of 200 passengers per hour, according to the official statement.
PM
Hits
Out
at
Critics
Speaking
at
the
occasion,
the
Prime
Minister
said
that
the
launch
of
this
airport
is
a
resounding
reply
to
the
critics
who
tried
to
term
the
foundation
stone
of
the
airport
as
an
election
gimmick.
The
Prime
Minister
urged
the
political
commentators
to
don
a
new
thinking
hat
and
stop
seeing
the
developments
of
the
state
with
the
prism
of
political
benefits,
according
to
a
statement
from
his
office.
He supplemented his point by mentioning that the state is neither undergoing elections nor there are any future elections in the state. The priority of the government is the development of the state. "I am starting the day from the state of the rising sun and I will end the day where the sun sets in India in Daman and in between, I will be in Kashi", he said.
The Prime Minister noted that in the post-independence period, the Northeast region faced indifference and neglect. The Prime Minister said that it was Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government which gave attention to the region and created a separate ministry for the Northeast. Later, that momentum was lost but after 2014, a new chapter of the development began. "Earlier, remote border villages were treated as the last village.
"Our government worked by considering the villages in the border areas as the first village of the country. This has resulted in making the development of the Northeast a priority for the government." "Be it tourism or trade, telecom or textiles, North East gets top priority", the Prime Minister continued, "be it drone technology or Krishi UDAAN, be it airport connectivity or port connectivity, the government has set the priority of development on North East.
New
Era
of
Expectations
The
Prime
Minister
gave
examples
of
the
longest
bridge
in
India,
the
longest
railroad
bridge,
rail
line
connectivity
and
record
construction
of
highways
to
highlight
the
development
carried
out
in
the
region.
"This
is
a
new
era
of
expectations
and
aspirations
and
today's
programme
is
a
perfect
example
of
the
new
approach
of
India",
the
Prime
Minister
added.
The Prime Minister said that Donyi Polo Airport will be the fourth operational airport for Arunachal Pradesh, taking the total airport count in the North-East region to 16. From 1947 to 2014, only 9 airports were built in the North-East.
Donyi
Polo
Airport
The
airport,
which
is
the
first
greenfield
airport
in
Arunachal
Pradesh,
has
been
developed
in
an
area
of
over
690
acres,
at
a
cost
of
more
than
Rs
640
crore.
With
a
2,300
m
runway,
the
airport
is
suitable
for
all
weather
day
operations.
"The
airport
terminal
is
a
modern
building,
which
promotes
energy
efficiency,
renewable
energy
and
the
recycling
of
resources."
"After independence, northeast became witness to a different era. For decades,the region remained a victim of negligence...When Atal ji's Govt came, for the 1st time efforts were made to change this. It was the first govt that made a separate ministry for northeast's development," the PM stated.
Donyi Polo Airport will be the third operational airport for Arunachal Pradesh, taking the total airport count in the North-East region to 16. From 1947 to 2014, only nine airports were built in the North-East. In a short span of eight years since then, the Modi government has built seven airports in the North-East," read the official statement.
PM @narendramodi inaugurates Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar pic.twitter.com/ZFegiHwJOV
— DD News (@DDNewslive) November 19, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates to the nation the 600 MW Kameng hydro power station, in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2022
(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/nHvqMQvbA5
During the programme, Prime Minister also dedicated 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station to the nation. Developed at a cost of more than Rs 8,450 crore and in an area spread over more than 80 kilometres in West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh, the project will make Arunachal Pradesh a power surplus state, also benefiting the National Grid in terms of grid stability and integration. This project will contribute in a major way towards fulfilment of the country's commitment to increase adoption of green energy.
